The Cottondale man took his 9-month-old child with him for the Sunday afternoon rendezvous and fled into a bathroom with the baby after receiving a grazing shot to the head by the woman's male companion, who showed up moments into their meeting in a hotel room.

The encounter took place at the Guest Lodge Hotel on McFarland Boulevard, said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Capt. Loyd Baker.

The victim told police he met with a woman at the hotel after contacting her via a phone number he got on a website, Baker said.

The man said he noticed a man sitting in a red Jeep when he arrived, Baker said. The victim told police that the woman he met in the room began texting someone. A man then pounded on the door.

When the victim opened the door, the man from the Jeep demanded his money and a struggle over his wallet ensued. The man told the woman to get his gun and then fired a shot that grazed the victim's head.

The victim then took his child and ran into the bathroom. The man attempted to get into the bathroom and then left with the victim's money.

Baker said the case is still under investigation.

Updated at 3 p.m. to correct shooting victim's city of residence

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